One of Those Moments

So many times as parents we talk and talk and talk to our kids and hope that they are listening and thinking about what we say. Then, they do something that makes us look at each other and say "He really was listening". We had that moment yesterday with Valor. He is a typical teenager that thinks alot about himself and what he needs and what he wants, etc. We have just been talking to him a lot about serving others and thinking of others. He has actually been doing pretty good, but we were just so blown away yesterday we just have to share.

He won 2 tickets to the Newsboys concert on Air1. He loves music and listening to the radio so we were so excited for him when we got the message. Valor was at school, so we saved it for him. He listened to it when he got home. Now what we expected was total excitement that he gets to go but the first thing he said was "Now Ethan can go to the concert!" WHAT! We were so shocked. You see Newsboys is one of Ethan's favorite bands and Valor, knowing that, entered to help Ethan get tickets!!! None of us knew he was doing this, not even Ethan, so he could have just taken the tickets himself, but he didn't. We were floored. We can't even explain how we felt, it was just one of those moments! So of course we just had to call the station and asked if we could buy a third ticket so he could go too, and they said yes, so both boys are going.

It is just the best thing ever to see God working in our kids lives. To see the change and we praise Him for it. We know he is still a typical teenager and we will still have our issues, but it is nice to know his true heart and that God is working in him.